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Your Brain On Porn - Luke Gilkerson PDF
Your Brain On Porn - Luke Gilkerson PDF
Your
Brain
on Porn
Luke Gilkerson
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media, portrays
In the ZillmanBryant
women as people who
experiment,
are glad to be used
the Massive
and objectified.
Exposure Group
was far more likely to believe women in
society really fit the stereotype of the women
they saw in pornographic films. They were
more likely to believe all women are really as
hysterically euphoric in response to just about
any sexual or pseudosexual stimulation, and
as eager to accommodate seemingly any and
every sexual request as the porn girls.
Participants in the experiment were asked
to rate their overall support for womens
rights. Men in the Massive Exposure Group
Male participants were asked:
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Levels of Exposure
to Pornography:
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users to be exposed
to graphic material.
By the age of 18, for
instance, 39% of
boys and 23% of girls
have seen acts of sex
involving bondage
online.16
Levels of Exposure
to Pornography:
In a 2007
presentation, Robert
Wosnitzer, Ana
Bridges, and Michelle
Chang released the results of their study of
the 50 top selling adult DVDs. After analyzing
304 distinct scenes in these films, they found
3,376 acts of verbal or physical aggression
thats an act of aggression every minute and
a half. About 90% of scenes contained at least
one act of aggression. Verbal aggression, such
as name-calling, was present in about half
of adult video scenes. In 73% of instances,
men were the aggressors, and when women
were the aggressors, most of the time they
were being aggressive to another woman. In
95% of the scenes, the person receiving the
aggression reacted neutrally or positively to it.
Positive or healthy sexual acts, such as kissing
or compliments, were found in only 10%
of scenes.17
These numbers give us a glimpse of the sexual
education porn consumers receive. Routinely,
pornography depicts acts of aggression,
cruelty, and degradation, and teaches viewers
that women enjoy these acts.
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Endnotes
1. Damon Brown, PCs in Ecstasy: The Evolution
of Sex in PC Games (Computer Games Magazine)
DamonBrown.net, May 1, 2006. http://www.
damonbrown.net/2006/05/01/pcs-in-ecstasy-theevolution-of-sex-in-pc-games-computer-gamesmagazine (accessed November 18, 2011).